Hipless Woman Is Foreseen

Physician Declares Fair Sex Is Undergoing Notable Changes in Shape.

S-sh, listen! Women's feet are said to be growing larger by a size or two, their hips to be growing smaller by a few inches, their waist lines increasing in circumference by two or three inches and bust measurement shrinking at least as much. Dr. Nellie Hughes, a Western specialist registered at the Rogers hotel, says these changes are in progress. Dr. Hughes' statement coincides with that of Dr. Sargent of Harvard university, who has made an exhaustive study of the problem of woman's changeable shape.

Twenty years ago, according to Dr. Hughes, woman's physical characteristics were ultra-feminine. Her waist was small, her hips were large and her feet apparently so delicate that it was dangerous for her to attempt to stand on them.

The bust was well developed. The fashionable woman of today has a figure like that of a man, she said. Woman's physique has been revolutionized in the United States at least.

"The corset figures prominently in the marvelous changes of woman's figure," said Dr. Hughes. "The tall, tender girl seems to have come to stay. During the past two or three generations woman has increased in height by inches. This is partly due to athletics, but more to the fact that nowadays there are so many women doing men's work. Some years ago women did not so much work outside of the household, but now they are working alongside of men in office, mill and factory."